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From: Judy on 11 Jul 2010 20:46
On Jul 11, 8:23 pm, Ginny Favers <ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On 7/11/2010 4:52 PM, Judy wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > Hello- on July 22 I will be using my Give-a-day Get-a-Day voucher. I
> > plan to spend the day at Epcot. I will be arriving at Disney around
> > noon time and staying the night at All Star Sports then dirving back
> > to Jacksonville the next morning.
> > I picked Epcot because of the inside attractions- Ellen, Circle of
> > Life, Impressions de France- etc. That way I can stay as cool as
> > possible in FLA in July...
> > On checking the WDW calendar, July 22 is extra magic hours at Epcot.
> > Now- my questions- originally I had planned to stay at the park until
> > I was too hot&  tired to continue and then go back to the hotel and
> > swim. Then I would call it a day. Now I'm thinking of going back to
> > the hotel earlier and enjoying the pool and then after a short rest,
> > returning to Epcot for the 9-12 EMH. Is it worth it? Are the lines any
> > less than in the daytime? Would I have any chance of riding TT or
> > Soarin'? I'm pretty sure that with the voucher I am not eligible for
> > FP usage during the day. Are there FPs during EMH?
> > Also, is there any way of paying a fee to make the voucher a one day
> > PH?
> > Thanks for any help- suggestions- etc.
>
> > Judy
>
> Judy, if you have just one day to spend, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY
> recommend you switch your days and come on July 23 instead.
>
> Evening Extra Magic Hours at Epcot are miserable.  It will be the most
> crowded it could possibly be, practically all day, and the lines for the
> major attractions will be longest they can be.
>
> The very last hour of the night you might be able to see a bit of
> easing, but that's about it, and it will never make the hoardes of
> guests you've had to deal with all day worth it.
>
> Sorry, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but either pick another
> park or pick another day to arrive.
>
> ~Amanda- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Hi Amanda-
I have to go to WDW on the 22. My weekend is planned around other
events involving my parents who live near Jacksonville. I guess I
could go to another park- but I realy wouldn't want to go to AK in the
heat. I had originally thought of the MK but decided against it. I'd
go to the Studios but there are really only a couple of things that I
like there so that would be waste of a ticket. Do you think the MK
would be better? Oh, now I'm so confused!
From: Judy on 11 Jul 2010 20:47
On Jul 11, 5:39 pm, BigBob <BigBob...(a)cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> On Jul 11, 4:52 pm, Judy <j2...(a)catlover.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > Also, is there any way of paying a fee to make the voucher a one day
> > PH?
> > Thanks for any help- suggestions- etc.
>
> > Judy
>
> I think you can apply the value of a single-day ticket towards
> purchase of an upgraded ticket, but not directly...
>
> If I understand Disney, you "redeem the voucher for a 1-day ticket to
> any of the following 4 theme parks: Magic Kingdom® park, Disney's
> Animal Kingdom® theme park, Epcot® or Disney's Hollywood Studios™
> park."
>
> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebra...
>
> Once you have your ticket, and use it, you could then go to guest
> services and upgrade.
>
> If you could get the $26 FL resident park-hopper upgrade, then it
> might be worthwhile.
> If you had to pay the full $52 park-hopper upgrade, I think that's
> throwing your money away.
>
> Also...
>
> "May I upgrade my free one day ticket to an Annual Pass or multi-day
> ticket?
>
> Yes, you may upgrade the free ticket to another ticket type of greater
> value within the applicable upgrade window. However, you are
> responsible for the incremental cost and the new ticket may only be
> used by you. No changes or refunds will be given. The value of the
> free ticket may not be used to combine or upgrade with a separate
> single or multi-day ticket."
>
> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/disneyparks/en_US/WhatWillYouCelebra...
>
> If it were me, I'd probably upgrade to one of the FL resident seasonal
> passes -- which include park-hopping (price including sales tax):
>
> FLA-Res Seasonal Renewal $235.37
> FLA-Res Weekday Seasonal $179.99
>
> http://allears.net/pl/ticketchart.htm

Hi Bob-
Thanks for the advice. I'm not a FL resident though- just visiting
from MA. So I guess I won't bother with an upgrade.
Judy
From: Ginny Favers on 11 Jul 2010 21:09
On 7/11/2010 8:46 PM, Judy wrote:
> On Jul 11, 8:23 pm, Ginny Favers<ginnyfav...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 7/11/2010 4:52 PM, Judy wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> Hello- on July 22 I will be using my Give-a-day Get-a-Day voucher. I
>>> plan to spend the day at Epcot. I will be arriving at Disney around
>>> noon time and staying the night at All Star Sports then dirving back
>>> to Jacksonville the next morning.
>>> I picked Epcot because of the inside attractions- Ellen, Circle of
>>> Life, Impressions de France- etc. That way I can stay as cool as
>>> possible in FLA in July...
>>> On checking the WDW calendar, July 22 is extra magic hours at Epcot.
>>> Now- my questions- originally I had planned to stay at the park until
>>> I was too hot& tired to continue and then go back to the hotel and
>>> swim. Then I would call it a day. Now I'm thinking of going back to
>>> the hotel earlier and enjoying the pool and then after a short rest,
>>> returning to Epcot for the 9-12 EMH. Is it worth it? Are the lines any
>>> less than in the daytime? Would I have any chance of riding TT or
>>> Soarin'? I'm pretty sure that with the voucher I am not eligible for
>>> FP usage during the day. Are there FPs during EMH?
>>> Also, is there any way of paying a fee to make the voucher a one day
>>> PH?
>>> Thanks for any help- suggestions- etc.
>>
>>> Judy
>>
>> Judy, if you have just one day to spend, I HIGHLY HIGHLY HIGHLY
>> recommend you switch your days and come on July 23 instead.
>>
>> Evening Extra Magic Hours at Epcot are miserable. It will be the most
>> crowded it could possibly be, practically all day, and the lines for the
>> major attractions will be longest they can be.
>>
>> The very last hour of the night you might be able to see a bit of
>> easing, but that's about it, and it will never make the hoardes of
>> guests you've had to deal with all day worth it.
>>
>> Sorry, I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but either pick another
>> park or pick another day to arrive.
>>
>> ~Amanda- Hide quoted text -
>>
>> - Show quoted text -
>
> Hi Amanda-
> I have to go to WDW on the 22. My weekend is planned around other
> events involving my parents who live near Jacksonville. I guess I
> could go to another park- but I realy wouldn't want to go to AK in the
> heat. I had originally thought of the MK but decided against it. I'd
> go to the Studios but there are really only a couple of things that I
> like there so that would be waste of a ticket. Do you think the MK
> would be better? Oh, now I'm so confused!

Yes, the MK would be better. You will have very late hours there
anyways, because it's summer time.

And I know it seems like Epcot would be the best park to beat the heat
because most attractions are indoors, but if you think about it, that's
even more true of the Magic Kingdom. The only outdoor attraction that
doesn't move fast is the Jungle Cruise! The real secret to the coolness
of the MK is that there's not far to walk from one air conditioned spot
to another. Epcot has huge distances to cover outdoors, with no shade.
There's a lot of shaded ways to walk around in the MK.

And here's my final plug for the MK - you will get to see the new summer
fireworks show and the Main Street Electrical Parade! Epcot ain't got
nothing on that, in my book. :-)

~Amanda
From: Rudeney on 12 Jul 2010 12:09
On 7/11/2010 3:52 PM, Judy wrote:
> I'm pretty sure that with the voucher I am not eligible for
> FP usage during the day. Are there FPs during EMH?

Even with a voucher you can get FP's. You'll trade the voucher for a
regular one-day park pass and then that can be used to get all the FP's
you'd be entitled to.


The FP machines are usually closed during EMH, but if you have an FP
from earlier in the day, they will usually still honor it.

--

- RODNEY

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From: Judy on 12 Jul 2010 12:39
On Jul 12, 12:09 pm, Rudeney <rude...(a)mickeypics.com> wrote:
> On 7/11/2010 3:52 PM, Judy wrote:
>
> > I'm pretty sure that with the voucher I am not eligible for
> > FP usage during the day. Are there FPs during EMH?
>
> Even with a voucher you can get FP's.  You'll trade the voucher for a
> regular one-day park pass and then that can be used to get all the FP's
> you'd be entitled to.
>
> The FP machines are usually closed during EMH, but if you have an FP
> from earlier in the day, they will usually still honor it.
>
> --
>
> - RODNEY
>
> Next WDW Vacation?
> Who knows!
>
> Need to know more about RADP (rec.arts.disney.parks)?
>
> http://www.radp.orghttp://allears.net/btp/radp_bk.htmhttp://allears.net/tp/abrev.htm
>
> Are you still accessing RADP via Google?  Why?
> Get instructions on how to access to the "real"
> RADP Usenet Group here:
>
> http://meets.radp.org/usenet.htm

Thanks Rodney-
I thought that I had read somewhere on RADP that FP were not
available to someone who was using a voucher. If I can get FPs then
that would be great. I'm sure that is the only way that I could get on
Soarin'. Of course by the time I get to the park, the FP for Soarin'
may be all gone. But that's okay. I'm kind of looking at this as just
a way to spend the day- I'm not that concerned about riding every ride
and seeing every attraction. I've been to Epcot enough and I know I
will be back. I'm kind of just looking forward to wandering around WS-
even if crowded- and just enjoying being there. Maybe even walk out
the back gate and take the boat around the lagoon. I've been there
over Christmas break so I know what the crowds can be like-
Judy
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